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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 720▼ 14 vs year ago 633 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 190▲ 1 vs year ago 119 · +0.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.40/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$125.40
205 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.43
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565126.41714191
Medium and Large 2-3507111.5756514thin
One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale205 hd
125.40
—
TN average8 barns · 2,267 hd
117.96
+7.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,75583.091,45812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50354.0281219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43650.3472331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11441.4146128

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283175.09/cwt165.00–185.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325168.09/cwt160.00–185.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334149.62/cwt146.00–155.005004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375171.12/cwt160.00–182.0064238
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381141.50/cwt132.00–154.005397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414169.37/cwt166.00–171.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433150.02/cwt145.00–155.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.62/cwt150.00–162.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520148.97/cwt146.00–154.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570145.46/cwt138.00–151.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635129.83/cwt129.00–130.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693120.00/cwt120.00–120.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714120.13/cwt119.00–121.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723110.00/cwt110.00–110.007952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283141.24/cwt140.00–142.504002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322145.35/cwt136.00–150.004686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325131.00/cwt131.00–131.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369140.63/cwt130.00–145.5051950
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383121.83/cwt117.50–126.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429131.89/cwt124.00–136.0056620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467130.23/cwt124.00–134.0060815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521124.85/cwt120.00–129.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.06/cwt100.00–116.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572121.88/cwt116.00–124.506975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583107.09/cwt103.00–111.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606117.20/cwt115.00–123.507107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363390.98/cwt90.00–92.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684110.44/cwt107.00–117.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707109.38/cwt98.00–112.507739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760102.67/cwt100.00–104.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775118.00/cwt118.00–118.0091559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281593.30/cwt87.00–99.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429152.08/cwt150.00–158.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466151.18/cwt144.00–159.0070410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483133.60/cwt114.00–140.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523129.23/cwt125.00–134.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573125.77/cwt120.00–130.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635120.48/cwt118.00–123.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673114.88/cwt111.00–122.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718108.02/cwt106.00–110.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280395.00/cwt95.00–95.007632
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355383.50/cwt83.50–83.504622
Dairy Steers—Large 363380.50/cwt80.50–80.505103
Dairy Steers—Large 371570.00/cwt70.00–70.005011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0111
Bulls——1,73095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,6521
Bulls——1,78683.26/cwt79.50–88.001,48710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99934.10/cwt30.00–39.003419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16844.87/cwt40.00–51.0052419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27057.00/cwt57.00–57.007241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42559.26/cwt57.00–61.008443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44250.12/cwt44.00–55.0072330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51853.04/cwt46.00–56.0080516

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.